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Driver’s License Facility, State Lawmakers Face Eviction Over Nonpayment of Bills by State of Illinois
09/05/2010 – 9:06 am PDT | No Comment

The state of Illinois is sitting on $4 billion in unpaid bills. Some of that is to hospitals, some to schools, some of it is internal transfers, but a lot of it affects …

Reflections on the "Recovery"
09/03/2010 – 12:54 pm PDT | No Comment

One year ago the official unemployment rate was 9.7%. Today it is 9.6%.
One year ago U-6 unemployment was 16.8%. Today U-6 is 16.7%

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Sunday Funnies 2010-08-29 Double Dipping
08/29/2010 – 12:06 pm PDT | No Comment
Sunday Funnies 2010-08-29 Double Dipping

Here is a funny clip from Seinfeld on double dipping.
In case you missed it, please take a look at Nonsense from NBER on Odds of Double-Dip.
Mike “Mish” Shedlockhttp://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comClick Here To Scroll Thru My Recent …

Sunday Funnies 2010-08-22 Property Taxes, the Wisdom of Zsa Zsa
08/22/2010 – 9:24 am PDT | Comments Off
Sunday Funnies 2010-08-22 Property Taxes, the Wisdom of Zsa Zsa

The above in reference to Trends in School Supplies; Reflections on Property Taxes
Financial Wit and Wisdom of Zsa Zsa Gabor
For more lighthearted Sunday entertainment please consider the Financial Wit and Wisdom of Zsa Zsa Gabor
Hungarian …

Billionaire Ken Fisher Explains His Biases
08/20/2010 – 12:36 pm PDT | 3 Comments

Ken Fisher says high levels of pessimism are a reason to buy stocks. Please consider Kenneth Fisher Recommends Stocks as Pessimism Surges.
Rising levels of investor pessimism are a reason to buy equities now, billionaire Kenneth …

Treasury Rally Continues in Normal Fashion; No Reason to be Short Treasuries
08/13/2010 – 12:30 pm PDT | Comments Off

In the wake of anemic retail sales in July, treasuries could have been expected to rally and they did.
Yield Curve as of 2008-08-13

Curve Watchers Anonymous notes that the biggest treasury gains (drops in yield), occurred …

Sunday Funnies 2010-08-08 Earnings Potential
08/08/2010 – 11:18 am PDT | Comments Off

Today’s Sunday Funnies is a bit more sobering than I like.Here goes.

I will have more thoughts about unemployment later this week.
Mike “Mish” Shedlockhttp://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.comClick Here To Scroll Thru My Recent Post …

Interactive Map of Failed Banks - August 2010 Update
08/07/2010 – 10:48 am PDT | Comments Off

Following is a visualization of bank failures this year. Friday’s failure of Ravenswood Bank in Chicago, Illinois (not shown). A quick look at the Texas Ratios and other data will show you why they …

Sunday Funnies 2010-07-25 Reflections on the Middle Class
07/25/2010 – 10:06 am PDT | Comments Off

Video Games You Can Win
People are wasting massive amounts of time on video games with dozens of levels and components that need to be mastered. I have found a solution. Video games easy to master.
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Five Writing Styles For Blogs
07/24/2010 – 8:48 pm PDT | Comments Off

Here is something a bit different for lighthearted weekend reading that I just stumbled upon: Writing For Readers — 5 writing styles for maximum impact by Dave Doolin.
Millions of blogs now inhabit the internet. …